Amusements Notes From The Stage and London Farewells
Helen Bertram sails for London to sing there after declining American offers. Blanche Walsh starts her Detroit tour September 16 with Jeannette Gilder's Joan of the Sword Hand. Frank Beal directs At Cripple Creek at Park Theater with Martin Mason and M. J. Jordan as Waketah. Edna May’s London farewell features champagne to the company and enthusiastic goodbyes from the cast and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Walsh
Detroit
Jeannette Gilder
S. R. Crockett
Joan of the Sword Hand
Sardou
Cripple Creek
Park Theater
Frank Beal
Martin Mason
M. J. Jordan
Park
Edna May
London
Johanives
Ise May
Virginia Earle
Harry Conor
Harry Davenport
State Auditor Accepts Resignation of Insurance Actuary McEwen
State Auditor Hart accepts the resignation of J A McEwen the insurance actuary. McEwen who filled the vacancy left by the Fitch Fraignation has shown himself remarkably competent and plans to join his brother in business with the intent to start his own insurance venture soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
J. A. McEwen
Insurances
McEwen
Acturay Fitch
Many August Weddings and Travel Plans News
Mr and Mrs Worth Merritt visit Mackinac. Dozens of locals, including the Hines, Burk, Dougherty and Smith families, depart for Atlantic City, Vermont, Elmira, Walloon Lake, and other points. Powell and Martin wed in Lebanon, while King and Oler tie the knot near Greensfork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth Merritt
Mackinac
Lucy Hadley
Dayton
David
Atlantic City
Fletcher Hines
Vermont
William Burk
Minocqua
Wis
E. J. Dougherty
Harry B. Smith
Alexandria Bay
Abram Lowenberg
Local Court Divorce Sought by Nancy Holman
Nancy J. Holman filed for divorce from Daniel Holman in the local court. She alleges cruelty including beating until insensible and abandonment of support after twenty nine years of marriage. She claims he has encouraged disobedience by their children and supported their two daughters in immorality. A restraining order to stop disposal of property or molestation was requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy J. Holman
Daniel 4. Holman
Will of Benton Cozter Leaves Estate to Minor Son
Probate recorded yesterday names John H. M. Corter as the heir with the Indiana Trust Company named as appointee guardian. The estate includes a policy held in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and is under the trustees of the locomotive firemen as estate trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Cozter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
John H. M. Corter
Indiana Trust Company
Appollate
Locomotive Firemen
Woman Sues City for One Dollar Over Embankment Fall
Kijah Witfeld filed suit against the city seeking one dollar in damages claiming she fell on an embankment on West Tenth Street during street work, causing permanent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kijah Witfeld
West Tenth Street
Garfield Park Building Damages and Divorces Handled
Fragmentary OCR lists several court actions including a divorce Nancy J. Holman versus Daniel B., Montgomery Downs versus Mawns, and Willard W. Hubbard et al. in Superior Court. Mentions City of Spailes damages and Montgomer y Downs case in Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfeld Park
Appellate Briefs Tie In With University Appointment
In setback notes from higher courts a list of appellees briefs appears in varied cases including International Building and Loan Association and Sullivan. The record mentions Dr Jay G Eldridge joining Yaleey maze position and accepting a chair of modern uses at the University of Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Building and Loan Association
Paner
Radebaugh
al Blackford C. C. Appellees
Frank Belt
Town
Sullivan
Sullivan C. C. Appellee
Jonn
Sewer KR. Co
Clinton C. C. Appellee
Jay G. Eldridge
Aecept
Uasges
University of Idaho
Butler Day at Bethany Park Observed by Salvation Army
Butler College observers and students gathered at Bethany Park for Butler day events led by Rev. Allan B. Philpott. Talks on art and Christian unity framed the program, with later round table on education and evening sermons, crowds and notable attendees noted throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Park
Butler
Butler College
Allan B. Philpott
Central Christian Church
Scot Butler
Demarchus Brown
Brown
H. I. Willet
Chicago
Disciples of Christ
Willet
Jabez Hall
Irvington
Oscar Kelley
Terre Haute
H. L. Yaalet
Park Pranks and Watermelon Feast Highlight Local Day
A lively park scene drew crowds as Butler boys hosted a watermelon feast on the island. Nighttime bell signals and a boxing match among unknown locals drew curiosity, while a small lads’ bout amused spectators. Stockholders of the Bethany Assembly elected a new board led by W D Starr, with Harris returning as superintendent and plans for next year’s assembly to be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Assembly Association
W. H. Everman
Burlington
Samuel Harris
Franklin
W. D. Starr
Noblesville
E. B. Scofield
J. B. Sidener
Indianapolis
The
Bethany Assembly
L. L. Carpenter
Wabash
Amos Clifford
Harris
Salvation Army Camp Meeting at Greenwood Park Aug 10 18
Greenwood Park hosts a Salvation Army camp meeting from August 10 to 18 led by Maj Blanche B Cox with Indiana Michigan divisional officers attending. Three daily meetings include brass band and singing brigade. meals 16 cents. Event aims to showcase army work in slums and foreign fields with no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Greenwood Park
Blanche B. Cox
Indiana
Michigan
Major Cox
Bertha Cameron
Margaret Allen
London
England
Edith Yoder
Blanche B. Car
Ensign McKenzie
Ensign
Ednesday
Maj
B. B. Cox
Singing Brigade
Westbrook
Tani
Roe
E. Yoder
Coy
Micah
M. Allen
Evangelistic Camp Acton Sees Daily Meetings Attract Ministers
Daily 9 o'clock evangelistic meetings at Camp Acton draw cottagers to the pavilion. Miss Anna Downey opens this week with a short discourse on Christian home life and family prayer. Rev J W Turner, Evansville district, presents morning sermon on Edification, addressing ministry and lay members. Afternoon talk covers Social Equality to a respectful audience of visiting ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Acton
Anna Downey
Miss Downey
J. W. Turner
Evansville
Island Park Meetings Open with Diverse Arts and Talks
Port land Indiana August 7Attendance at Island Park Assembly Rome City grows as hotels fill The Smith Sisters Ariel Sextet performed today and again this evening Miss June Nate led a kindergarten entertainment with Miss Mullikin speaking Tomorrow includes C L B day Reading Circle workers lecture on Raphael and a session with John E Wiley on literary eccentricities Friday features an excursion with depot welcome committees Saturday science day hosts Charles Egbert Grant Lewis Spencer Daniel and Prof H V Richards as speakers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hamilton
Northern Lakes
Arthur B. Grover
Atlantic City
Charles Adams
Familly
Walloon Lake
Indianapolis
Bell
Dallas
Miss Mortland
Mary FE. Dwyer
Margaret A. Naughton
Warsaw
Winona
Winfield Taylor Durbin
Mackinac
Harry Hughes Gray
Gray
John W. Holtzman
Reading
Fay Shover
Cleveland
Barton R. Shover
Youngstown
Benjamin W Harrison
Elizabeth
Berkeley
Adirondack Mountains
John Hackett Adams
Victoria
Natalie Dalton
Jane Adger
Shreveport
Marion J. Osburn
Laura ‘T. Osburn
P. Turner
Marion
Ind
WooGinwa
Bentley
Turner
Mackinac Island
Spencer Avenue
Marion Ind
Jackson Landers
Miss Endovaers
Miss Atchingon
Miss Applegate
Louisville
Graham
Sandusky
Landers
Robert McOunt
Winfield Miller
W. F. Landers
George Barrett Moxley
Broad Ripple
Try Club
Miss Landers
Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Island Park Assembly
Rome City
Smith Sisters
Ariel Sextet
Assembly
June Nate
Mullikin
C. L
Reading Circle
Miss Mullikin
Raphael
John E. Wiley
Charles Egbert Grant
Lewis Spencer Daniel
Prof
H. V. Richards
Winona Lake programs draw golf mad crowds and talks
Winona Lake Indiana sees a rush of visitors as golf enthusiasm grows in cool days. Dr Moorhead of Xenia conducts a daily Bible study at 9. J A Fallows addresses a large audience at 2 30. Anna Shaw lectures on The New Man. Saturday features farmers day with Sam Jones on Shams and the Genuine. Winona Band performs and a farmers meeting with J M Studebaker. Hotel arrivals include A R Jennings H M Wharton Mrs William Craven J D Conner Mrs Andrew Graydon Isaac Jenkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Winona Lake
Ind
Winona
Moorhead
Xenia
J. A. Fallows
Anna Shaw
Philadelphia
Sam Jones
Shams
J. M. Studebaker
A. R. Jennings
Ottumwa
H. M. Wharton
William Craven
Ravenswood
Ill
J. D. Conner
Wabash
Andrew Graydon
Indianapolis
Isaac Jenkinson
Richmond
Pine Lake Assembly Elects Officers at Laporte
LAPORTE Ind Aug 7 The Pine Lake Assembly a Baptist group owning Pine Lake grounds near Laporte elected officers Dr W T Stott Franklin Ind president Rev C R Parker Muncie vice president J Vene Dorland Laporte secretary Rev A P Barry Indianapolis treasurer Prof R T Regan Chicago superintendent L T Harding Laporte custodian of grounds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Pine Lake
L. T. Harding
Delays Reported on French Lick Hotel Project
A Milwaukee telegram quotes W. E. Pelton secretary of the Standard Court Mahon Company saying the new French Lick hotel would be delayed. The hotel is backed by Mayor Taggart’s company. steel strike risks interference. Taggart is in Chicago meeting company members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
W. 8. Pelton
Standard Court Mahon Company
French Lick
Taggart
Iterfere
Dispatch
Chicago
City News Roundup: Dog Bite, Bankrupt, Prison Law
Arthur Bruner was badly bitten on the hand by a dog at Froad Ripple yesterday but faces no dangerous injuries. Elmer E. Lewis of Frankfort filed a bankruptcy petition in Federal Court with liabilities of 5989.96 and assets 3051.97. Albert Garvin, ex assistant superintendent and now Connecticut State Prison warden, informed Amos W. Butler that Connecticut passed an indeterminate sentence law. Butler notes Indiana style provisions lack parole home oversight, a key flaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bruner
New Jersey Street
Froad
Elmer E. Lewis
Frankfort
Albert Garvin
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Connecticut
Cars of Produce Sold In New York For Creditors
Two carloads of produce consigned to New York by Hurley and Johnson, recently of this city, were sold in New York for creditors. Attachments issued for six carloads. Turner, alias Hurley, under indictment in Baltimore for similar frauds and sought by postal authorities. N T Redman imprisoned in Maryland for Turner related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hurley & Johnson
Washington, DD. c
Hurley
Turner
Baltimore
N. T. Redman
Maryland
Thomas Post at Cleveland Encampment Organization
George H. Thomas Post plans a presence at the National Encampment in Cleveland with Senior Vice Commander Pickerel in command Comrades seeking free quarters should apply to M Smock Those posts not attending as an organization may stay with Thomas Post if they apply so quarters can be arranged for them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Thomas
Cleveland
Pickerel
General Headquarters
M. Smock
Thomas Post
Indiana mine options eyed by Chicago financiers in Sullivan
John Bays of Sullivan met yesterday at English's Hotel with Chicago financiers who hold options on Indiana coal mines. They plan to renew negotiation beyond August 9 and push for extensions. The total asking prices for the Indiana mines run about 12 thousand forty nine dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John & Bays
Sullivan
Indiana
Chicago
English
Chile in Pan American map dispute stirs notes
The article notes Chile's surly stance at the Pan American Congress in Mexico City over a map exhibit. It argues Chile refuses attendance unless it controls certain territorial depictions, prompting calls for a US role in shaping South American welfare amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
N. Y
Chile
Specias
Cabee
Mexico
United States
South America
Funeral Next Tuesday in Berlin for Dowager Empress
Berlin reports the Dowager Empress Frederick's funeral is set for Tuesday Aug 13 at Frieden's Kirche mausoleum Potsdam. Royal procession details include Posen Hussars, King Edward and Queen Alexandra traveling, and extensive mourning orders shaping attire and public events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frederick
Frieden
Kirche
Pottsdam
Posen Hussars
Potsdam
Edward
Continent
Flushing
Queen Alexandra
Minerva
Hyacinthe
Cronberg
Margherita
Italy
Artists’ Association of
Orenberg
Frankfurter Zeitung
William
William I
Royal Family to Attend Empress Frederick Funeral in Hamburg
King Edward, Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria and Prince Nicholas of Greece will depart for Hamburg Friday to attend Empress Frederick's funeral in the family presence. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York tour continues. Court mourning rules are issued for Dowager Empress and Queen Victoria, with specific attire and dates. King Edward requests the royal yacht match for the King's Cup be sailed at Cowes next Saturday after the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Alexandra
Victoria
Prince Nicholas
Greece
Hamburg
Frederick
Cornwall
York
Queen Victoria
Army
Navy
Royal Yacht Squadron
Cowes
McKinley Condolence Message to King Edward on Empress Frederick Death
President McKinley sent a condolence telegram to King Edward upon the death of his sister the Dowager Empress Frederick of Germany. The note expressed sincere sympathy for the loss and honored the memory of the beloved sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
Edward
Empress Frederick
Germany
Mexican States Seek National Divorce Law
Miscellaneous briefs report several Mexican states petitioning Congress to enact a national divorce law, noting Mexico lacks one and the church party will strongly oppose the movement. Also covered are a murder investigation in Pittsfield, a bishop’s funeral in Garden City, New York weather records, a fatal shooting in Sault Ste. Marie, flood impacts in Newark and Jersey City, a forest fire near Bourne Oregon, large gifts to McCormick Theological Seminary, a misreported missing person in Nashville, postal law violations, Sousa’s band tour plans, and a Hampton bank charter consideration at the Galilean Fishermen convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Mexico
Church
William R. Hazen
Federal Secret Service
Fosburgh
May L. Fosburgh
Pittsfield
Mass
Abram Newkirk Littlejohn
Long Island
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City
L. L
New York Weather Bureau
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Frederick Schulta
Newark
Jerery City
West Shore Railroad
Jersey City
North Pole
Bourne
McCormick Theological Seminary
Nettie F. McCormick
Stanley McCormick
Amanda Gatlin
Nashville
New York
Miss Gatlin
Mrs. Packard
Southampton
L. I
W. J. Hudson
St. Louis
Zanesville
Marshal
America
Hampton
National Grand Council of Galilean Fishermen
Baltimore
Diverse 19th Century News Fragments Across North America
The clipping details a colored savings bank plan linked to Fishermen’s order with 30 000 members, a near-fatal shipboard fire on the Smith & Post, a fatal shooting in Youngstown with alleged spousal involvement, and a Vancouver treasure arrival aboard the Islander. It notes a Chicago explosion injuring two, a Mexico City press stance on church and state, Canton visits to President McKinley, a teen murder confession in Lyons, Pan American Exposition publicity aims, royal Niagara Falls visit, and New York fire department chaplain proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West
Thomas Wilson
Norval
William Roach
Cleveland
Smith & Post
Point Augelee Passage
Lake Erie
James Allen
Youngstown
Aller
Vancouver
B. C
Skagway
Bank of
Buffalo
el Partial
Mexico City
Mexico
Canton
Helen McKinley
McKinley
J. Martin
Alfred
Findlay
Charles J. Allison
Birmingham
George W. Canfield
Alabama
Glen Gardner
McPherson
Kan
Lyons
George Smalley
Gardner
Smalley
Whit Young Gardner
Duke and Duchess of York
Niagara Falls
Duncan Ell
New York
Eliot
Sallie Hargons
Twentysixth Infantry
Roosevelt
Epworth Heights Lake Gossip Prompts Legal Flurry
Correspondence from Epworth Heights Ludington Michigan Aug 6 describes a tight knit lakeside community buzzing with sensational talk and a health scare. A Chicago doctor prescribes medicine to a patient without a Michigan license triggering a sheriff’s warrant and a dramatic near-arrest that ends without capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Epworth Heights
Ludington
Mich
Taul
Chicago
Michigan
Ludington camp tale tests doctor patchwork ethics
In Ludington a camp tale unfolds as doctors clash over rescue methods while a local cottage grapples with legal limits. A sick boy and a cottage wife administer improvised care, provoking a sheriff writ and a tense delay before authorities halt the case. News from the beach notes crowds, sermons, and new arrivals as summer activity grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludington
Willie Quayle
Keee
Bacon
Roberts Dianapolis
Michigan
Doctors
the Heights
Lolington
Combine
Quayle
U. L
Roosevelts West Coast Tour Draws Big Crowds
The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt moving through Minnesota and Colorado with large crowds, including 51 000 in Colorado Springs, and hints at his role as a center of attention at the Minnesota state fair next month, inviting a Herald representative to gauge Northwest sentiment toward him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
Boston
Teddy
Moss
Cay
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Minnesota
Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee Endorsement
A Pullman passenger recounts using Grape Nuts with coffee to curb appetite and boost energy. The testimonial claims the combo makes coffee taste sweeter and leaves the speaker feeling vigorous until mealtime, recommending Postum Food Coffee as a meal aid for those who dislike dry meals.
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Butterick Patterns
Crtic
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Paul H. Krauss
East Washington St
Howmarket ST
W. H.-Messenger
SUL
Washington St
J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
W. Cor
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Helen Bertram
Sot
Lorimer Stoddard
Liberty
Thomas Hardy
Yeas
D'Urbervilles
Mrs. Fiske
F. Marion Crawford
Palace of the King
Viola Allen
Richard Henry Stoddard
Actuary
J.A Mewen
Bowen
Personal and
Powell—Martin
Lebanon
Pleasant Lee Powell
Leroy
Bertha Martin
C. A Cook
Centerville
Charles King
John ¢. King
Daisy Oler
Madison Oler
Reensfork
Mr. Harter
Williamsburg Methodist Church
Benton Coxter
Higher Courts Record
Appellate Court
Bethany
Acton Park Services
Salva
Tion Army Programme
Christ
Dr. Turner
Tabernacle
Hilton
Morris Dowd
Bryant Gillespie
Ethel Howland
Helen Magill
Edna Lynd
Cur! Williams
Sunflower Cottage
W. W. Carter
W. ¥. Serrin
C. H. Clark
Ge Crivel
Orange Reeves
Bethany Notes
Salvation Army Camp
Greenwo
Pr. Turner
Island Park Meetings
Hamburger Nachtrichten
Prince Bismarck
Emperor Frederick
Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
Jenius
Ruskin
Palace
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